Newcomers Portland Bangers FC are coming to Seattle this Friday, June 6th at 7pm to take on Ballard FC. Friday’s match has two themes as it is Nordic Night, celebrating Ballard’s Nordic roots, but also the first leg of the PNW Keg Cup. The cup is a two match competition between the Bangers and Ballard FC, created by the two clubs together, decided based on the aggregate score across the home and away matches.
Ballard FC will look to remain perfect and win their fifth straight match. Ballard FC’s most recent match was a 5-0 victory over Midlakes United on the road in Bellevue. The five goals were scored by five different goalscorers: Ray Mendez, Khai Brisco, Elliot Spatz, Davis Mungomba, and Cameron Cruz. Read the full match recap here. Now let’s meet our visitors.
Portland Bangers FC
Before ever stepping foot on the pitch, the Bangers were an instant social media success and went viral. The club has joined Ballard FC and Vermont Green in the top 3 most followed clubs on social media across all of USL 2. With United PDX and PDX FC leaving the league in recent years, the Bangers are now the lone Portland representative in the league.
On the field, the Bangers have been middle of the pack in the Northwest Division. The currently sit in 5th place in the division standings with five points from five matches. Their one point per match average was reinforced by their last two matches, both scoreless draws against FC Olympia and the Tacoma Stars respectively. After three straight matches without a goal, the Bangers will be desperate to find the back of the net on Friday. One thing that should help that cause is the arrival of some high profile collegiate players who have finally finished their school years as they are on the quarter system. Similarly on the Ballard FC side, Sean Sent will now be joining the team for the rest of the summer after finishing up his school year.
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MATCH DETAILS
Gates: Gates open at 5:30pm! We also recommend arriving early to enjoy the food and beer offerings, watch the players warm up, beat the hassle of traffic and parking, and to enjoy all of the prematch festivities. Also, the first 150 fans will get the above match poster FREE.
Food Vendors: Beyond the thrilling soccer action, Wednesday’s match will feature an array of food vendors, including Kottu, Kathmandu, and Mainstay Provisions. Also, before you head to Pagliacci Pitch, you can take advantage of the Pagliacci Pizza BOGO slice deal on game days. Just show your ticket at any Pagliacci location (except UW) and get two slices for the price of one. Outside food is not allowed in the venue except for Pagliacci Pizza.
Ballard Food Bank: We also encourage fans to support the community by bringing donations of boxed Mac and Cheese for the Ballard food bank.
Beer Garden The Bridges United Foundation Beer Garden is back at Interbay Stadium this season. Unlike at Memorial last season, fans will be able to watch the match from the beer garden. The beer garden proudly serves Reuben’s Brews and this year will feature a second service station and the Orgullo Ajeno Tequila Zone.
Transportation: Parking is extremely limited. We highly recommend alternative forms of transportation, including biking as we will have the Wombi Bike Parking area available at every home match this year. Please also consider riding King County Metro on game day, where youth through age 18 always ride free! Check out transit mode in Google Maps, the TripPlanner.kingcounty.gov website, or an app like OneBusAway.
Live Stream: Can’t make it to the match? All Ballard FC home matches will be streamed on SportsEngine Play and embedded on the Ballard FC homepage. The stream for the match this Friday can be found HERE.
